Central Depository AD Plans to Amend Its Rules and Regulations

UniCredit Bulbank AD
Summary: 
Central Depository AD Plans to Amend Its Rules and Regulations
Tue, 04/12/2012

The Bulgarian Central Depository AD has announced its plans to amend its Rules and Regulations significantly. The draft version was sent last week to the Association of Banks in Bulgaria for a review by association’s member banks. The most important areas expected to be affected are:

  • Functions - split in two main parts: Register of Financial Instruments and System for Clearing and Settlement
  • Membership - new types to be introduced
  • Corporate actions – information to be provided by CDAD to its members in certain cases
  • Securities accounts in CDAD - new coding to be applied

More details about the amendments will be published in the January 2013 GSS Newsletter.

Impact on investors:  Amendments planned by CDAD are expected to introduce significant changes in market infrastructure.